JobKeeper August declaration – what is different
August 27, 2020
The August JobKeeper monthly business declaration is due by Friday 14 September. The August declaration is different with three fortnights to claim:
- Fortnight 9 – commencing 20 July
- Fortnight 10 – commencing 3 August
- Fortnight 11 – commencing 17 August 2020.
Remember to include employees that are newly eligible and employed at Wednesday 1 July 2020. You can do this as part of the monthly declaration, however newly eligible employees as at 1 July can only be included from fortnight 10. For fortnights 10 and 11, you have until Monday 31 August to meet the wage condition for all new eligible employees included in the JobKeeper scheme, under the 1 July eligibility test.